BBC Future Planet reports on the global spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, from poultry in China, via wild birds in North & South America, way down to Antarctica, where it is threatening the wild birds and mammals breeding there. #vogelgriep
bbc.com/future/article…

This has ended me

“The line where extreme nerdiness crosses into genius”. A pun (of course), from his publisher, launches jonn elledge’s beauty of a new book into the world: #47borders

Oh NBD just Hilary Clinton sharing our Carbon Brief analysis

Silent Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter as wildlife disappears.

Phoebe Weston listens to biodiversity collapse. theguardian.com/environment/20…

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I just heard Rory Stewart suggesting a ring-forest around London on The Rest Is Politics and I can see the appeal, but his claim that it would have a substantial effect on UK carbon budget sounded over-optimistic, so I ran the numbers.

🚨 Freelance writer needed: we have a potential BBC Future Planet story in need of a US-based writer.
In particular, someone with experience reporting on the intersection of environment and equity / racial justice.
Please get in touch if this is you! ([email protected])

Right, I’m going to have to do a thread on the sewage / water company stuff…

It’s right for people to be angry - both at sewage overflows and at Thames Water possibly being bailed out - but the problem is going to be frustratingly hard to fix…

Another excellent piece by India Bourke & a topic we will cover in our next issue — Stay tuned — Jens Svenning Ryan Brook 🇨🇦 Chairman of the Boar 2024 🐗🇨🇦 Chantal Lyons bbc.com/future/article…

I have a new piece in Aeon on 'The Dangers of AI Farming' with Virginie Simoneau-Gilbert. We want to sound the alarm about the possible harms of even well-intentioned uses of AI in animal agriculture. 1/4 aeon.co/essays/how-to-…

Sadly no women involved in #climate talks any more. Bit of a shame as they're 50% of planet and kinda key. But dems the breaks. Solid blue suit wall, in any case.

Menace or Megafauna: Where do you sit on the wild boar question?

I rooted into the issue for BBC Future: #feral #pigs #rewilding #invasives bbc.com/future/article…

Wild #boar s in the 'wrong' continent - Boisterous, destructive and divisive: North America's wild #boar population is on the rise bbc.com/future/article… Happy to have contributed to this nuanced BBC article by India Bourke on the #megafauna issue🐗🌎🇨🇦🇺🇸🐗
#feralpigs #pigs

A different kind of feature for Inkcap Journal today. Matt Hay visits the Cairngorms 20 years from now, and reflects on everything it took to return wolves to the hills. Happy #WorldRewildingDay , all!
inkcapjournal.co.uk/wolf-watching-…

Delighted (and devastated) that one of my long-time obsessions has now become The New Statesman cover material - why councils are collapsing and what they represent about the state of Britain today:

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